Collection of films featuring the scatty and excitable washerwoman old mother riley who was created and played by arthur lucan in drag with his real life wife. In old mother riley, headmistress 1950, old mother riley finds herself becoming headmistress of an exclusive girls finishing school. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. I looked up the usage, and it apparently meant grumpy old woman.
Book launch of the man who was old mother riley by robert. Old mother riley has always had trouble with the spirits, but in old mother rileys jungle treasure 1951 its the ghost of infamous pirate captain morgan thats troubling her, rather than gin. There are a few moments of slapstick comedy, such as people getting hit by things and running into each other. Old mother riley arthur lucan and kitty riley kitty mcshane are shop assistants in a failing antique shop. Old mother riley was a music hall act which originally ran from about 1934 to 1954 played by arthur lucan, then from 1954 to 1977 by roy rolland. Old mother riley old mother riley old mother riley at the pawnshop door, bundle in her arms and a baby on the floor. An eccentric millionaire leaves his estate to his family on condition that they take into the home the first person who is found on the street selling his briggs matches. I saw one a few years ago and last time was when i was a kid, some scenes are very funny, he had so much energy. In old mother riley in paris 1942, old mother riley and the lovely kitty both lose their jobs and only a timely insurance claim saves them from ruin. He appeared in just shy of a score of films as the character, with his wife, kitty macshane, playing his daughter. Since the british title, old mother riley s new venture, made little sense to american audiences and since they had yet to see an old venture, the distributors saw fit to tag the picture old. Life of riley 018 riley fixes dinner for mothers day the. Lucan and mcshane continued making comedy films, which helped to boost morale, throughout the second. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane kenny, robert v.
Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 directed by john. Feb 14, 2009 a brief tribute to british comedian arthur lucan, better known as old mother riley. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Mildreds school for young ladies where old mother rileys daughter kitty is employed as. The closest i ever came in person to old mother riley was around 1970, i do not recall the date or even the exact year, when the british music hall society hosted a tribute to female impersonation, hosted. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Old mother riley in society wikipedia republished wiki 2. The motherinlaw is a snob and the servants are even worse snobs and the entire movie is as obvious in its execution as any bowery boys movie. You can watch an interview with lugosi where hes asked about the movie. Old mother riley twodisc british cinema collection. In the first act mother riley is being hounded by an agent trying to get past rent owed, and he calls her a faggot in exasperation. God save mrs mopp and good old mother riley dandelion. Now there are many types of these films that do the trick, i expect i shall get round to mentioning them sometime.
There is some good talent behind the camera, particularly in the opening sequence in which mother riley stops a bar fight. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Get old mother riley films for 30% off their individual prices. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Old mother riley volunteers for the auxiliary territorial service and helps to prevent nazi spies from accessing important documents owned by a munitions magnate. As to the first film, old mother riley, being difficult to find on dvd, ive never come across a copy of it anywhere under any of its several names. Awards for the work of the childrens film foundation, but none for old mother riley. Village green preservation society, and footage of a live 1973 performance. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added. Oct 26, 2015 old mother riley has always had trouble with the spirits, but in old mother riley s jungle treasure 1951 its the ghost of infamous pirate captain morgan thats troubling her, rather than gin. You could never hear the film because of all the kids shouting.
Old mother riley meets the vampire 1952 cast and crew. Download mother riley detective 1943 torrent kickasstorrents. There is some good talent behind the camera, particularly in the opening sequence in. Only the last film in the series mother riley meets the vampire, minus mcshane had played widely in america, due to the casting of bela lugosi as the villain. Old mother riley was a music hall act which originally ran from about 1934 to 1954 played by arthur luca. Arthur lucan old mother riley in a couple of months time the london cinema museum will dedicate a day to the career and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. Riley is tricked out of her licence for a pub and joins her daughter in portugal. Buy old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley headmistress dvd from amazons movies store.
It was the first in the old mother riley series of films. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, morris harvey, fred kitchen. A guide to old mother riley in society, the 1940 film. I say luckily not because it in anyway adds to his resume but because the old mother riley series starring arthur lucan was hugely successful in the uk so bela could be assured of his boat fare. A oneday conference celebrating the life and films of arthur lucan, and the centenary. He did make one more old mother riley film in 1952 with a young dora bryan taking the part of kitty. Mother riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. Rachael low lucan at his best is a superb comedian leslie halliwell.
Old mother riley is a 1937 british comedy film directed by oswald mitchell and starring arthur lucan in the lead, with kitty mcshane, barbara everest, patrick ludlow and hubert leslie. Riley s mother makes a batch of delicious doughnuts, which leads riley to getting in trouble with the mother s day committee. Old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley headmistress. The tables get turned as dana teaches riley a valuable lesson. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, glen alyn production company. Life of riley 156 model son the mothers day speech the life. Daphne bluebell snowdrop riley is an irish washerwoman and charwoman character, devised by lucan born arthur towle. The old mother riley films also proved that drag could be an acceptable part of comedy and storytelling. Title old mother riley year 1937 distributors butchers film service ltd classified dates 21071937 submitted run time 75m 24s approved footage 6786 bbfc reference aff047351. Born arthur towle in 1885, lucan became a professional entertainer as a teenager and was working in films and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Old mother riley is manaced by bela lugosi in this british comedy, a. Old mother riley series discs dvdr loving the classics. About old time radio the buzzterm for old time radio is otr.
Daughter kitty is of course also brought along and they. Movies old mother riley movies movies tagged as old mother riley by the listal community sort by. Old mother riley british board of film classification. The mother in law is a snob and the servants are even worse snobs and the entire movie is as obvious in its execution as any bowery boys movie. So what better way to recuperate than to stick and old bw dvd on and settle down with a nice mug of cocoa and a hob nob and soak up the film. Cynically sentimental, old mother riley in society 1940.
The standard 8 films available are all home movies. When he was five years old, the family moved to boston and lived within a stones throw of shodfriars hall, the local theatre where young arthur first trod the boards. Old mother riley was one of the biggest names of stage and screen in the 1930s and 40s but it all started in a much more lowly fashion when arthur towle was born at sibsey near boston in 1885, the third of seven children of thomas and lucy towle. Jan 20, 2015 old mother riley detective is a 1943 british comedy film directed by lance comfort and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and hal gordon. They parlayed these roles into a series of films, very popular in 1930s britain and still shown today on bankholiday television. Tippins of jermyn street, sleaford, possibly in the 1860s, was said to be of ann, wife of joseph mawer of sleaford, the parents of lucy ann mawer. Film is in pretty good shape a few dumpouts, a lot of the one liners could have been about the govt. Arthur lucan the man who was old mother riley brent council. Old mother riley page 2 forums british comedy guide. She is suspected of stealing and represents herself at her trial. Arthur lucan left forty lane in 1951, going on the road again to perform in variety theatres, as a way of raising money to pay off his creditors. Despite the frequent and generally accurate characterisation of the old mother riley series as b films, the production values of old mother riley in society are not bad at all. Old mother riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by.
Riley manages to turn the tables on the hapless hoodlums and the wacky film ends in a riot of crazy comedy. One of the most bizarre and popular british creations of the 1930s and 1940s, scatty and excitable washerwoman old mother riley was created and played by arthur lucan in drag, while lucans reallife wife, kitty mcshane, played her daughter, kitty. An irish scullery maid attempts to thwart a mad scientists scheme to conquer the world with a monster robot. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Ffilm fans will be able to delve into the past with the release of the old mother riley boxset out now from british film specialist dd home entertainment. Marys church peers over the top of buildings on church street in walton on thames, surrey. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. Old mother riley in society 1940 scrubwoman riley arthur lucan poses as a mansion maid to keep an eye on her daughter kitty mcshane. Old mother riley in society film british comedy guide. The mother inlaw is a snob and the servants are even worse snobs and the entire movie is as obvious in its execution as any bowery boys movie. One of the most popular british comic creations of the 1930s and 1940s, old mother riley is a slice of vintage moviedom. Old mother riley overseas british board of film classification.
Robert kenny reminds us that arthur lucan was 52 years old and a wellknown dame and comic performer before, in 1937, the screen writer con west came up with the title of old mother riley for the first of fifteen films for that garrulous washerwoman. Old mother riley was born arthur towle in the lincolnshire village of sibsey on september 16th 1885. Old mother riley in society casts lucan in his familiar dressedindrag role as the wardrobe lady for his chorus girl daughter, mcshane. Old mother riley is a 1937 black and white comedy about an old woman who is invited to stay with an aristocratic family in mayfair because of a strange deed in a will. His wife kitty mcshane played old mother rileys daughter, kitty. She asked for sixpence, she only got four and she nearly pullt the hinges off the pawnshop door. It is the fifth in the long running old mother riley series, and features the screen debut of jimmy clitheroe as the boot boy in a high society household. Old mother riley is manaced by bela lugosi in this british comedy. When she falls in love with the wealthy stuart, old mother. Arthur lucan is old mother riley a fully restored old mother riley collection including bridgets night out and the lost film old mother riley 1937. Media, the imperial war museum, skerries historical society, evergreen magazine, the. Old mother riley was an irish washerwoman character. Bratty daughter riley reid plans to blackmail her dads fiancee dana vespoli, whom riley is convinced is just a gold digger. Home academic departments modern languages images new publication images the man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane.
Old mother riley used to go to the pictures on a saturday morning and thought it was great when these films were on. This is the kind of movie where checking your brain at the door helps a. I have never been able to view it as it was too worn. Old mother riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by arthur lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by roy rolland as part of a british music hall act. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of. Old mother riley investigates the disappearance of food during the war, a serious crime because of rationing. She decides to stand against him, wins the election.
Riley prides himself on being not only a model father but also a model son a fact that is recognized by his neighbors in the community. Arthur was certainly with the musical cliftons, so it may be him. Old mother riley is a film directed by oswald mitchell with arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, barbara everest, patrick ludlow, year. Mcshane and lucan became a popular music hall and film double act during their nearly forty years together. A 16mm film show has better picture quality but is more suited to a larger sized room such as a village hall. Old mother riley in society is a low budget 1940 black and white british comedy film, directed by john baxter, and starring arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. There are some spacious sets, large numbers of extras in several scenes, and two musical. Old mother riley was arthur lucan, who made himself up as an old irish woman in seventeen movies from 1936 through 1952, dealing with such pressing issues of the irish as society, the jungle, vampires and the french. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The films on this gauge include documentaries, comedies, newsreels, musicals etc, and also home movies. Oct 31, 2014 anthony slide, author and film historian.
Lives in a shoe,6 and then the following year a part in their film, old mother riley in society. Old mother riley in paris film online gratis erik everhard wikipedia. In old mother riley, mp 1939, old mother riley runs foul of her local council and decides to take matters into her own hands by running for parliament. She decides to stand against him, wins the election and is put in charge of ministry for strange affairs. Nice to see jimmy clitheroe here so early in his career aged 19 years.
There were 15 of these made and this one was the last. Old mother riley page 4 1950s british tv and radio. The th entry in the old mother riley franchise concerns a laundress who rises to. Arthur lucan, whose bones moved old mother riley around, was a comedy dynamo and a consummate comedy performer. Washerwoman old mother riley foils a wouldbe vampire and his misguided robots ploy for world domination. His wife kitty mcshane played old mother riley s daughter, kitty. On your way riley 1985 arthur lucanold mother riley drama. Old mother riley was the first and arguably the most influential drag act on stage and screen. Title old mother riley overseas year 1943 distributors anglo american film corp ltd classified dates 10121943 submitted run time 80m 0s approved footage. Get notified about the latest tutorials and downloads. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty. It is a reminder, too, that film was the main vehicle for old mother rileys success. In this entry in the longrunning british comedy series, boisterous irish washerwoman mother riley takes on a spy ring while living in a creepy castle purported to be haunted.
The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur. Old mother riley, a washerwoman is sacked by the landlord, an mp. Old mother riley was sublimely funny with the right script but obviously less funny with a less right script. A poor addition to the old mother riley stable, this entry has lucan taking his music hall irish washerwoman to the screen as a laundry owner who winds up heading a girls school. Mother riley meets the vampire, rereleased in 1963 as my son, the vampire. Aug 15, 20 for the younger generation who never saw the famous comedian arthur lucan as the original old mother riley, except perhaps in a foggy film rerun on early channel 4, but instead grew up with yorkshire televisions junior showtime in the seventies, the other old mother riley will be an hilarious memory, even if they never knew she was really a. She is mistaken for a spy, parachutes from a plane and is awarded a medal for counter espionage.
Standard 8 is more suited to the small to medium sized room. This is the first full feature film from arthur luca and kitty macshane following on from their appearance in stars on parade. However, i want to give a mention to the old mother riley series of films. Join us on halloween for a celebration of arthur lucan, including a presentation and signing of dr robert kennys book, conversation with tony slide and members of the lucantowle family, and a showing of the hilarious film old mother rileys ghosts 1941, also starring john stuart and john laurie. Oct 31, 2014 the man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane kenny, robert v. It was part of the long running old mother riley series.
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